Did you know that Vanessa Hudgens is not only an actress and a singer -- ’sup, "Sneakernight”! -- but basically a MAD SCIENTIST, as well?

Much like the rest of us, Vanessa Hudgens is totally curious about all this #PolarVortex weirdness happening right now. And, while our curiosity just sends us to the store for some extra gloves and thermal undies, Vanessa's led her to conduct a scientific experiment on Instagram.

In the clip, she documents what happens when you throw a cup of boiling water up in the cold-as-eff air. Turns out, it cools down extremely quickly and explodes in a flurry of frozen vapor thanks to something called the "Mpemba Effect." Hmmm, very interesting.

Amateur scientists ourselves, we'd also like to add: OMG COOL. Also: SCIENCE, U CRAZY. Please be sure to cite us in any academic papers made possible by our findings. Thank you.